IP Library Granted Patent US 10,892,519
Granted Patent B2
US 10,892,519 · App. 15/759,650 · Granted Jan 12, 2021

Solid polymer electrolyte and method of preparing the same

Inventors: Kyoung Ho Ahn (Daejeon, KR); Sol Ji Park (Daejeon, KR); Chul Haeng Lee (Daejeon, KR); Jeong Woo Oh (Daejeon, KR); Jung Hoon Lee (Daejeon, KR); Yi Jin Jung (Daejeon, KR)
H01M10/0565H01M10/056H01M10/0525H01M2300/0085H01M2300/0091
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Patent No.
US 10,892,519
App. No.
15/759,650
Granted
Jan 12, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a solid polymer electrolyte formed of a polymer matrix including a lithium ion conductor, and a method of preparing the same. The solid polymer electrolyte of the present invention can be molded in the form of a film and used in an electrochemical device such as a lithium polymer secondary battery or the like.

Claims (28)

1. A solid polymer electrolyte, comprising:

a polymer represented by the following Formula 1;

a lithium salt; and

a lithium ion conductor,

in Formula 1,

n and m represent the number of moles of a repeating unit, and

a molar ratio of n:m is in a range of 5:1 to 50:1,

wherein the lithium ion conductor includes at least one selected from lithium-lanthanum-zirconium oxide-based, or lithium-aluminum-germanium-phosphate-based lithium ion conductors.

2. The solid polymer electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein a weight average molecular weight of the polymer is in a range of 50,000 to 5,000,000.

3. The solid polymer electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein a weight average molecular weight of the polymer is in a range of 50,000 to 500,000.

4. The solid polymer electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein a weight average molecular weight of the polymer is in a range of 50,000 to 200,000.

5. The solid polymer electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer is included in an amount of 5 wt % to 60 wt % based on a total weight of the solid polymer electrolyte.

6. The solid polymer electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer is included in an amount of 20 wt % to 60 wt % based on a total weight of the solid polymer electrolyte.

7. The solid polymer electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein the lithium salt includes Li + as a cation, and includes any one selected from the group consisting of F − , Cl − , BP − , I − , NO 3 − , N(CN) 2 − , BF 4 − , ClO 4 − , AlO 4 − , AlCl 4 − , PF 6 − , SbF 6 − , AsF 6 − , BF 2 C 2 O 4 − , BC 4 O 8 − , (CF 3 ) 2 PF 4 − , (CF 3 ) 3 PF 3 − , (CF 3 ) 4 PF 2 − , (CF 3 ) 5 PF − , (CF 3 ) 6 P − , CF 3 SO 3 − , C 4 F 9 SO 3 − , CF 3 CF 2 SO 3 − , (CF 3 SO 2 ) 2 N − , (F 2 SO 2 ) 2 N − , CF 3 CF 2 (CF 3 ) 2 CO − , (CF 3 SO 2 ) 2 CH − , CF 3 (CF 2 ) 7 SO 3 − , CF 3 CO 2 − , CH 3 CO 2 − , SCN − , and (CF 3 CF 2 SO 2 ) 2 N − as an anion.

8. The solid polymer electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein the lithium salt is included in an amount of 5 wt % to 20 wt % based on the total weight of the solid polymer electrolyte.

9. The solid polymer electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein the lithium ion conductor includes one or a mixture of two or more selected from the group consisting of Li 7 La 3 Zr 2 O 12 (LLZO), Li 1.5 Al 0.5 Ge 1.5 (PO 4 ) 3 , and Li 1.3 Al 0.3 Ge 1.7 (PO 4 ) 3 .

10. The solid polymer electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein the lithium ion conductor is included in an amount of 5 wt % to 70 wt % based on the total weight of the solid polymer electrolyte.

11. The solid polymer electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein the lithium ion conductor is included in an amount of 20 wt % to 70 wt % based on the total weight of the solid polymer electrolyte.

12. The solid polymer electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein the solid polymer electrolyte is an electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery.

13. A method of preparing the solid polymer electrolyte of claim 1 , comprising:

preparing a composition for a polymer electrolyte by dissolving a polymer represented by the following Formula 1, a lithium salt, and a lithium ion conductor in a solvent;

coating a film or an electrode surface with the composition for a polymer electrolyte; and

drying and curing the composition for a polymer electrolyte,

in Formula 1,

n and m represent the number of moles of a repeating unit, and

a molar ratio of n:m is in a range of 5:1 to 50:1,

wherein the lithium ion conductor includes at least one selected from lithium-lanthanum-zirconium oxide-based, or lithium-aluminum-germanium-phosphate-based lithium ion conductors.

14. The method according to claim 1 4 − , wherein the solid polymer electrolyte is prepared in the form of a free-standing type film or a coating film.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2021
From: LG CHEM, LTD.
To: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058295/0068 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2018
From: AHN, KYOUNG HO; PARK, SOL JI; LEE, CHUL HAENG; OH, JEONG WOO; LEE, JUNG HOON; JUNG, YI JIN
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045409/0872 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0038570 · Mar 30, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180254523A1 · Sep 6, 2018